Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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- You were either Black or white. To claim whiteness as a mixed child was to deny and hide Blackness. Our families understood that the world we were growing into would seek to denigrate this part of us and we would need a community that was made up, always and already, of all shades of Blackness.
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Category: Identity Development/Psychology
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A mixed-race son choosing his identity is a lesson for us all The San Francisco Chronicle 2022-05-03 Kevin Fisher-Paulson This week, Aidan decided he is Black. He announced this at the family dinner table, as we served mashed potatoes, green beans and meat loaf. Aidan used to like my meat loaf, but everything changes. Aidan’s…
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A compelling takedown of prevailing myths about human behavior, updated and expanded to meet the current moment.
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Dr. Gaither is a social & developmental psychologist studying social identities. She runs the Duke University Identity and Diversity Lab.
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An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick.
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Results suggest that even in a more racially mixed future, Black Americans will continue to be uniquely situated behind a most impermeable color line.
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This study highlights relevant aspects in the development of mixed-race children including how they are perceived and how they encounter the world around them in an effort to help monoracial parents limit racial polarization and increase an understanding of multiple intersectional identities.